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Two weeks ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes were ranked second in the country.
They now trail five other Big Ten teams in the national rankings after a second consecutive defeat raised fresh questions about their season.
Ohio State landed at No. 21 in Sunday’s Associated Press poll, down 10 places from the previous week. The slide followed Saturday’s 41-28 home loss to Oregon, which dropped the Buckeyes to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
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Excluding the pandemic-disrupted 2020 season, Ohio State had not been ranked this low since 2014, according to the AP. The Buckeyes had already fallen nine spots after losing 30-18 at Southern California on Oct. 31.
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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day took responsibility for the team’s record after Saturday’s loss.
“To lose three games is unacceptable, and I own that,” Day said. “That’s never going to change from my point of view.”
The Oregon defeat was particularly difficult to absorb because Ohio State opened a 14-0 lead. The Ducks then scored 38 consecutive points, turning a promising start for the home team into a deficit it could not erase.
Day also told reporters that the coaching staff needed to examine its approach across the board. He said the Buckeyes had put freshman quarterback Luke Fahey in difficult situations and needed to take accountability for the problems.
Oregon returned to the poll at No. 18. UCLA, at No. 4, led the Big Ten’s six ranked teams, followed by Indiana at No. 6, USC at No. 15 and Iowa at No. 16. Ohio State was the conference’s lowest-ranked representative.
The Buckeyes have three regular-season games remaining, beginning with Northwestern at home on Nov. 14. They then visit Nebraska before hosting Michigan on Nov. 28. That stretch gives Day’s team three opportunities to respond to a two-week slide that has radically changed its standing.
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